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Sunday, 8 April 2012

Dougray to bring classic hero to TV

Dougray
Scott is being lined up to bring Victorian literary hero Allan Quatermain to
the small screen.The Scottish
actor is favourite to take the lead in a new 10-part series based on Sir H
Rider Haggard’s classic sequence of adventure novels.

African
hunter Quatermain endeared himself to thousands of readers with adventures
which included King Solomon’s Mines. Sir Sean
Connery last played the character in 2003 in a £50million adaptation of graphic
novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

The new
series is being produced by Scottish film and television boss Douglas Rae.

The
ambitious new project was announced yesterday at MIPTV, the television market
for buyers and sellers in Cannes. Rae, whose previous TV work includes
Mistresses, Camelot and Monarch of the Glen, said: “Allan Quatermain is one of
the greatest adventure heroes in all of literature.“In the
years since his introduction, he has subsequently inspired many hugely
successful characters and franchises, including the Indiana Jones series.”He added:
“We are extremely excited about this opportunity as we introduce Quatermain to
a new generation and bring his timeless exploits into the 21st century.”

The
producers of the show, titled simply Quatermain, have Mission: Impossible 2
star Scott, 46, on their wish-list. The Glenrothes-born
actor has enjoyed a string of recent TV successes including Sinbad, United, and
Day of the Triffids.

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